Episodes
First Blood: Anthony Sowell: The Cleveland Strangler (S1EP5 A&E Saturday July 23, 2022)
Anthony Sowell: The Cleveland Strangler – Anthony Sowell finds his first victim by physically dominating her, which sets him on a dark path until Black women in Cleveland’s Mt. Pleasant neighbourhood start to disappear. Sowell grows up desperate for some measure of control in his life.
Airdate: Saturday July 23, 2022 at 21:00 on A&E
Season 1 Episode 5
First Blood examines some of America’s most notorious serial killers through the prism of their first known kills to reveal what drove them to the moment when violent fantasy and curiosity became a devastating reality. Giving a unique perspective on these psychologically complex killers, the series explores the pivotal moments in the killers’ lives that led to them to committing these horrific crimes. From Richard Ramirez and Ed Kemper to Robert Hansen and Aileen Wuornos and more, First Blood dives into the exact moment these criminals made their first move, analyzes their motivations, and explores the critical moments in their lives that brought them down these gruesome paths.